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Johnny Diaz

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in Miami, The United States

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Gay and Lesbian, Fiction

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Johnny Diaz is a Cuban-American author of contemporary gay fiction. He is also a breaking news reporter at The New York Times. Prior to that, he was a features reporter at the South Florida Sun Sentinel in Fort Lauderdale, a reporter at The Boston Globe and The Miami Herald, his hometown newspaper. He loves to hike in Boston's Blue Hills or run in South Florida when he's not reading or writing. ...more

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Finding Colby: My Review of "The Mysterious Disappearance of Colby Blue"

The Mysterious Disappearance of Colby Blue by Eric VasalloMy rating: 5 of 5 stars“The Mysterious Disappearance of Colby Blue,” by Eric Vasallo follows a sweet, geeky middle school student who always felt like an other and different, someone who didn’t belong among his classmates and playing sports. (It didn’t help that his father named him after a type of cheese, a constant source of ribbing

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	Take the Lead 3.33 avg rating — 88 ratings — published 2011 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Boston Boys Club 3.16 avg rating — 91 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Beantown Cubans 3.69 avg rating — 36 ratings — published 2009 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Miami Manhunt 3.47 avg rating — 30 ratings — published 2008 — 7 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Six Neckties 4.05 avg rating — 19 ratings — published 2017 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Looking for Providence 4.45 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Frommer's Miami by Night by Laura Kelly, Johnny Diaz (Goodreads Author), Jordan S. Simon it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 1996	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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